NERC filed the completed Interregional Transfer Capability Study to FERC ahead of the December deadline set by Congress in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

FERC approved tariff revisions and modifications to the joint operating agreement between MISO and SPP that will enshrine a structural and cost-allocation framework for the five projects in their Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue portfolio.

FERC Commissioner David Rosner talked about his hope for more consensus on rehearing for Order 1920, and a panel of experts discussed supply chain issues at the WIRES fall meeting.

After five fruitless attempts to agree on joint transmission projects across their seams, MISO and SPP will use what they call a “blended joint model” in parallel with existing SPP and MISO regional models.

Congress and FERC will need to act to update its rules on interregional transmission planning, and likely permitting, if NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study is going to be of any use, experts said on a webinar hosted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.

Before the use of HVDC transmission lines can be expanded in the U.S., the offshore wind industry needs to set some standards, according to a joint company survey.

Some members of the Organization of MISO States are implying that MISO’s new interregional study with PJM is falling short of their hopes for a rigorous search for seams transmission projects.

Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso introduced long-planned legislation on energy project permitting that would increase FERC’s power to approve new electric transmission.

Ten East Coast states signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a framework to coordinate interregional transmission planning and development.